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NEWUSERS(8)		  System Management Commands		   NEWUSERS(8)

NAME
       newusers - update and create new users in batch

SYNOPSIS
       newusers [new_users]

DESCRIPTION
       newusers reads a file of user name and clear-text password pairs and
       uses this information to update a group of existing users or to create
       new users. Each line is in the same format as the standard password
       file (see passwd(5)) with the following exceptions:

       pw_passwd
	      This field will be encrypted and used as the new value of the
	      encrypted password.

       pw_age This field will be ignored for shadow passwords if the user
	      already exists.

       pw_gid This field may be the name of an existing group, in which case
	      the named user will be added as a member. If a non-existent
	      numerical group is given, a new group will be created having
	      this number.

       pw_dir This field will be checked for existence as a directory and a
	      new directory with the same name will be created if it does not
	      already exist. The ownership of the directory will be set to be
	      that of the user being created or updated.

       This command is intended to be used in a large system environment where
       many accounts are updated at a single time.

CAVEATS
       The input file must be protected since it contains unencrypted
       passwords.

FILES
       /etc/login.defs
	      shadow password suite configuration

SEE ALSO
       login.defs(5), passwd(1), useradd(8).

System Management Commands	  11/05/2005			   NEWUSERS(8)
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